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Annie, Viscountess Cowdray, High Steward of Colchester c.1920 John MacDonald Aiken (1880–1961)

Annie, Viscountess Cowdray, High Steward of Colchester c.1920 Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service: Colchester Collection
John Rickman 1831 Samuel Lane (1780–1859)

John Rickman 1831 Parliamentary Art Collection
Charles Hayward, Town Clerk 1820 unknown artist

Charles Hayward, Town Clerk 1820 Usher Gallery
Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress Receiving Princess Elizabeth in the Council House Square, 2 April 1946 Arthur Spooner (1873–1962)

Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress Receiving Princess Elizabeth in the Council House Square, 2 April 1946 Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery
Lord Potter 1984 Bryan Organ (b.1935)

Lord Potter 1984 University of Leicester
Thomas Bartlett (d.1836), Wareham Town Clerk early 1830s British School

Thomas Bartlett (d.1836), Wareham Town Clerk early 1830s Wareham Town Hall
Nathaniel Castle, Mayor of Oxford (1858) 1858 British (English) School

Nathaniel Castle, Mayor of Oxford (1858) 1858 Oxford Town Hall
Richard Penwarden, Mayor (1844–1845) 19th C British School

Richard Penwarden, Mayor (1844–1845) 19th C Launceston Town Hall
Richard Bayly, Mayor (1741) 1741 Wood

Richard Bayly, Mayor (1741) 1741 Old Council House, Bristol City Council
Sir Charles Peers (1661–1737), Lord Mayor of London (1715), and His Daughter Mary (b.1710) c.1715 unknown artist

Sir Charles Peers (1661–1737), Lord Mayor of London (1715), and His Daughter Mary (b.1710) c.1715 Guildhall Art Gallery
Henry William Ferdinand Bolckow, First Mayor of Middlesbrough unknown artist

Henry William Ferdinand Bolckow, First Mayor of Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Town Hall
Alderman Robert Henry Loraine, JP, Mayor of Darlington (1961–1962) 1962 James Lindsey Bird (1903–1972)

Alderman Robert Henry Loraine, JP, Mayor of Darlington (1961–1962) 1962 Darlington Library
John Angus, Town Clerk 1875 George Reid (1841–1913)

John Angus, Town Clerk 1875 Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
Portrait of a Boy c.1620 British (English) School

Portrait of a Boy c.1620 Chequers Court
Charles Silvester Horne (1865–1914), MA, MP 1904 Hugh Goldwin Riviere (1869–1956)

Charles Silvester Horne (1865–1914), MA, MP 1904 The Congregational Memorial Hall Trust (1978) Limited
Thomas Herbert (1656–1733), 8th Earl of Pembroke, Lord-Lieutenant of Monmouthshire and Attorney General to Charles II Thomas Wissing

Thomas Herbert (1656–1733), 8th Earl of Pembroke, Lord-Lieutenant of Monmouthshire and Attorney General to Charles II Gwent Archives
Theed Pearse (1792–1857), Bedford Town Clerk c.1840 British (English) School

Theed Pearse (1792–1857), Bedford Town Clerk c.1840 Bedford Town Hall
The Right Honourable Sir Harry Verney of Steeple Claydon (1801–1894), Bt, MP, DL, Captain First Grenadier Guards Frederick Richard Say (1805–1868)

The Right Honourable Sir Harry Verney of Steeple Claydon (1801–1894), Bt, MP, DL, Captain First Grenadier Guards Florence Nightingale Museum
J. G. Butcher Esq., KC, MP for York 1906 Louisa Starr Canziani (1845–1909)

J. G. Butcher Esq., KC, MP for York 1906 York Guildhall
Warren Stormes Hale (1791–1872), Lord Mayor of London and Founder of the City of London School 1853 John Robert Dicksee (1817–1905)

Warren Stormes Hale (1791–1872), Lord Mayor of London and Founder of the City of London School 1853 Guildhall Art Gallery